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1 Personal Needs Allowance of Residents of Nursing Homes. Amend RSA 167:27-a, II to read as follows:
II. Every 5 years , the commissioner shall make the adjustment for cost of living increases in the personal needs allowance to reflect social security increases.
2 Department of Health and Human Services; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Staff Transitioning; Certain Leave Accrual and Supplemental Payments; Supplemental Appropriation. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the sum of $160,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purposes of making certain leave accrual payments to temporary classified positions and any applicable bonus or retention payments prorated to the time worked in state service as part of staff transition at Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility. This appropriation shall be nonlapsing and limited to the purposes of this section. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 New Paragraph; Department of Health and Human Services; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility; Establishing Fund. Amend RSA 126-A:5, by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:
XXXVII. There is hereby established the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund. The department shall deposit revenue received through leasing Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility or any other administrative activities into the fund. For the biennium ending June 30, 2027, the department shall deposit all revenue into the fund up to a maximum amount of $3,000,000. Any funds in excess of such amount may be accepted with fiscal committee approval in accordance with RSA 14:30-a or if already included in the biennial state operating budget. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of supporting contractually required capital investments at Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility and may not be transferred or used for any other purpose.
4 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Capital Investment Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (399) the following new subparagraph:
(400) Moneys deposited in the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund as established in RSA 126-A:5, XXXVII.
5 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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1 Personal Needs Allowance of Residents of Nursing Homes. Amend RSA 167:27-a, II to read as follows:
II. Every year , the commissioner shall make the adjustment for cost of living increases in the personal needs allowance to reflect social security increases.
2 Department of Health and Human Services; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Staff Transitioning; Certain Leave Accrual and Supplemental Payments; Supplemental Appropriation. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the sum of $160,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purposes of making certain leave accrual payments to temporary classified positions and any applicable bonus or retention payments prorated to the time worked in state service as part of staff transition at Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility. This appropriation shall be nonlapsing and limited to the purposes of this section. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 New Paragraph; Department of Health and Human Services; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility; Establishing Fund. Amend RSA 126-A:5, by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:
XXXVII. There is hereby established the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund. The department shall deposit revenue received through leasing Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility or any other administrative activities into the fund. For the biennium ending June 30, 2027, the department shall deposit all revenue into the fund up to a maximum amount of $3,000,000. Any funds in excess of such amount may be accepted with fiscal committee approval in accordance with RSA 14:30-a or if already included in the biennial state operating budget. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of supporting contractually required capital investments at Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility and may not be transferred or used for any other purpose.
4 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility Capital Investment Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (399) the following new subparagraph:
(400) Moneys deposited in the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund as established in RSA 126-A:5, XXXVII.
5 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.